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MWg, formerly O2 Asia, has announced the Zinc II, sporting a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and 2.8" QVGA touchscreen display. This smartphone is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and features a whopping 1,530mAh battery, for extended battery life.

The Zinc II is ready to play, as well, with a 2 megapixel autofocus camera and a microSD card slot for extra expansion. A built-in GPS receiver enables convenient location services, and the miniUSB port is used for audio, charging, and data connectivity.
The MWg Zinc II features quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and tri-band UMTS (850/1900/2100MHz) support, alongside WiFi for high-speed connectivity. With specs like these, this smartphone appears to be ready for anything.

Pricing and availability information has not been released yet.

Specifications for the MWg Zinc II

Band :GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz, UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz
Data :GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA/WiFi
Size :109.5mm x 59mm x 18mm (4.3" x 2.3" x 0.7")
Weight :185g (6.5oz)
Battery Life :Estimated 10.3 days standby time
:Estimated 6 hours talk time
Main Display :2.8" 65k color touchscreen QVGA TFT, 320x240 pixel resolution
Camera :2 megapixel with autofocus
Video :Record/Playback
Messaging :SMS/MMS/IM
Email :POP3/IMAP/SMTP
Bluetooth :2.0 + EDR
Memory :256MB internal, microSD card slot
Availability :Unknown
Other Speakerphone, built-in GPS, slide-out QWERTY keyboard

Labels: O2

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